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HCONRES 46 106th Congress House

Urging an end of the war between Eritrea and Ethiopia and calling on the United Nations Human Rights Commission and other human rights organizations to investigate human rights abuses in connection…

Official title: Urging an end of the war between Eritrea and Ethiopia and calling on the United Nations Human Rights Commission and other human rights organizations to investi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Urging an end of the war between Eritrea and Ethiopia and calling on the United Nations Human Rights Commission and other human rights organizations to investigate human rights abuses in connection with the Eritrean and Ethiopian conflict.

Introduced: April 21, 1999 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Oct 27, 1999
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Oct 26, 1999
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 26, 1999
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 26, 1999
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 26, 1999
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 46.
Oct 26, 1999
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10807-10811)
Oct 26, 1999
Mr. Royce moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Oct 19, 1999
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Oct 19, 1999
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 14, 1999
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Oct 14, 1999
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 23, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.
Mar 23, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa.
Mar 9, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Mar 9, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 27, 1999

Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Deplores the escalation of the conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia. Urges both countries to immediately bring an end to the violence.

Commends the efforts of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and former U.S. National Security Adviser Anthony Lake to mediate peace between such countries. Affirms U.S. support for the OAU Framework Agreement.

Calls on the United Nations Human Rights Commission and all human rights organizations to investigate human rights abuses in connection with the forced detentions, deportations, and population displacements caused by this conflict.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 21, 1999
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 46: Urging an end of the war between Eritrea and Ethiopia and calling on the United Nations Human Rights Commission and other human rights organizations to investigate human rights abuses in connection with the Eritrean and Ethiopian conflict.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-46/
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"H. Con. Res. 46: Urging an end of the war between Eritrea and Ethiopia and calling on the United Nations Human Rights Commission and other human rights organizations to investigate human rights abuses in connection with the Eritrean and Ethiopian conflict.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-46/.
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H. Con. Res. 46, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-46/.
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